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title: "Chocolate Wattled Bat"
description: "Chalinolobus morio — Zoogdieren. The chocolate wattled bat (Chalinolobus morio) is a bat in the family Vespertilionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/chocolate-wattled-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chocolate Wattled Bat

> Chalinolobus morio — Zoogdieren. The chocolate wattled bat (Chalinolobus morio) is a bat in the family Vespertilionidae.

- Scientific name: *Chalinolobus morio*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 106
- Wikidata: [Q305052](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q305052)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40543](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40543)

## Names

- en: Chocolate Wattled Bat
- de: Schokoladenlappenfledermaus

## Countries with the most observations

AU (49)

## Summary

The chocolate wattled bat (Chalinolobus morio) is a bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Australia, including the island Tasmania, and widespread in southern regions. It is known to reside from sea level to at least 1,570 metres (5,150 ft).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_wattled_bat

## Photo

![Chocolate Wattled Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chocolate-wattled-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Melissa Doherty · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/114117260

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chocolate-wattled-bat?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).